What does 2 Kings 15:35 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD."
HE BUILT THE HIGHER GATE - Jotham followed the example of his father in military, no less than in religious, matters (compare the marginal reference with 2 Chronicles 26:9). The “higher” or “upper gat...
CHAPTER 15 _ 1. Reign and death of Azariah (Uzziah) (2 Kings 15:1; 2 Chronicles 26)._ 2. Reign and death of Zachariah (2 Kings 15:8) 3. Reign and death of Shallum (2 Kings 15:13) 4. Menahem, King...
LAST KINGS OF ISRAEL. Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, reigned but six months (2 Kings 15:8), and was killed by Shallum, probably, as LXX (L) reads, in Ibleam, instead of the Heb., which is doubtfully...
HE BUILT. Compare 2 Chronicles 27:3....
_Howbeit the high places_ In 2 Chronicles it is merely said -the people did yet corruptly". _He built the higher_[R.V. UPPER] _gate of the house of the Lord_ By -build" is only meant -restore" or -bea...
II. JUDAH SUBMITS TO ASSYRIA 15:32-16:20 Under military pressure to join an anti-Assyrian coalition, Judah appealed to Tiglath-pileser for assistance. This brought the Southern Kingdom under the domi...
_HOWBEIT THE HIGH PLACES WERE NOT REMOVED: THE PEOPLE SACRIFICED AND BURNED INCENSE STILL IN THE HIGH PLACES. HE BUILT THE HIGHER GATE OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD._ The higher gate of the house of the L...
SUNDRY BRIEF ANNALS This chapter relates the reigns of Azariah and Jotham of Judah, and of Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah of Israel....
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 15 UZZIAH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH V1 Uzziah, Amaziah’s son, began his rule as king of *Judah. He did so in the 27th y...
(32-38) THE REIGN OF JOTHAM IN JERUSALEM. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 27) (32) IN THE SECOND YEAR OF PEKAH. — Who came to the throne in the last year of Uzziah (Azariah, 2 Kings 15:27). (34) ACCORDING TO AL...
רַ֤ק הַ בָּמֹות֙ לֹ֣א סָ֔רוּ עֹ֗וד הָ עָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽ מְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּ † בָּמֹ֑ות...
2 Kings 15:32 AZARIAH-UZZIAH B.C. 783 (?)- 737 JOTHAM B.C. 737-735 2 Kings 15:1; 2 Kings 15:32 "This is vanity, and it is a sore sickness." - Ecclesiastes 6:2. BEFORE we watch the last "glimm...
USURPERS AND INVADERS 2 Kings 15:23 The dissolution of Israel proceeded rapidly, for nothing could avert the steady advance of the Assyrian. According to the usual policy of Eastern conquerors, the...
The throne of Judah was occupied by Azariah, the Uzziah of Isaiah. In the main, his reign was characterized by obedience to the divine will, yet the people continued in sin, and the king was smitten w...
_Gate, repairing that on the east. Jeremias (xxvi. 10.) mentions the new gate. Joatham also made great additions to the walls of Jerusalem. (Paralipomenon)_...
I bring the whole into this compass, not only for the sake of brevity, but because the observations which are suited to one reign more or less will suit them all. Short as this chapter is, the events...
But not merely this. "Elisha died and they buried him" (2 Kings 13:20). Was not Elisha gone then? Not so. There was to be even a more glorious witness in his death than in his life. In his life, no do...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 17. Walking in the steps of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the house of Jehu was no protection to Israel against Hazael. But the compassion of Jehova...
HOWBEIT THE HIGH PLACES WERE NOT REMOVED,.... As they were not by his father, and the same is observed of the best of kings before: THE PEOPLE SACRIFICED AND BURNT INCENSE STILL IN THE HIGH PLACES; f...
Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD. Ver. 35. _He built the higher gate._] T...
1 Azariah his good reigne. 5 He dying a Leper, Iotham succeedeth. 8 Zachariah, the last of Iehu his generation, reigning ill, is slaine by Shallum. 13 Shallum reigning a moneth, is slaine by Menahe...
JOTHAM IN JUDAH...
AZARIAH'S REIGN IN JUDAH (vv.1-17) The reign of Azariah began after Jereboam had reigned 27 years in Samaria. We have seen Azariah (Uzziah) was only 16 years old when he began to reign, and reigned...
32-38 Jotham showed great respect to the temple. If magistrates cannot do all they would, for the suppressing of vice and profaneness, let them do the more to support and advance piety and virtue....
Not of the temple, properly so called; but of one of the courts of the temple, probably that which led to the king's palace, 2 CHRONICLES 23:20; called also _the new gate_, JEREMIAH 26:10, JEREMIAH 36...
2 Kings 15:35 places H1116 removed H5493 (H8804) people H5971 sacrificed H2076 (H8764) incense H6999 (H8764) places H1116 built H1129 (H8804) Upper H5945 Gate H8179 house H1004 LORD H3068 Howbeit - 2...
THE REIGN OF JOTHAM KING OF JUDAH C. 740/39-732/1 BC. CO-REGENCY BEGAN C. 750 BC (2 KINGS 15:32). Prior to much of the above activity Jotham came to the throne of Judah, first as co-regent with his f...
CONTENTS: Reign of Azariah and Jotham over Judah and Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah over Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Azariah, Jotham, Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pul, Pekahiah, Pekah, Rez...
2 Kings 15:1. _Azariah;_ that is, Uzziah, as below, and Isaiah 6:1. He was a good man under affliction, brought several of the ten tribes under the wings of his defence, extended his empire to the Red...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 15:34 THE HIGH PLACES WERE NOT REMOVED. See note on 1 Kings 3:2. Jotham was a relatively good king. Nevertheless, he is described as being like HIS FATHER UZZIAH rather than li...
AZARIAH AND JOTHAM IN JUDAH, AND THE LAST SIX KINGS IN ISRAEL CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 15:1.—AZARIAH, SON OF AMAZIAH, KING OF JUDAH—This king is the _Uzziah_ of 2 Chronicles 26. See...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 15:1 REIGNS OF AZARIAH AND JOTHAM OVER JUDAH; AND OF ZACHARIAH, SHALLUM, MENAHEM, PEKAHIAH, AND PEKAH OVER ISRAEL. 2 KINGS 15:1 THE REIGN OF AZARIAH OVER JUDAS. The writer now mo...
He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, he reigned for fifty-two years (2 Kings 15:2). One of the longest reigns. He did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that...
2 Chronicles 27:3; 2 Chronicles 32:12; 2 Kings 15:4; 2 Kings 18:4...
Gate — Not of the temple, but of one of the courts of the temple, probably that which led to the king's palace....